Humanizing Hospitals Through Healing Photo Art
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Placing Healing Art Where It’s Needed Most
Nature images can help heal the soul, which in turn helps heal the body.
White, cold, sterile walls exemplify the traditional hospital setting, where stress, pain, fear and loneliness abound. Staring at these empty walls is boring and depressing. The mood changes when our beautiful nature photos are placed on the walls, providing color, comfort, and hope to patients, caregivers, and loved ones.
The Foundation for Photo/Art in Hospitals was established in the USA in 2002 by photographer Elaine Poggi, who turned her personal tragedy of the loss of her mother into a worldwide campaign to bring photos of nature to hospitals.
Offering an extensive portfolio of nature photos ranging from tropical beaches to Japanese cherry blossoms to the Tuscan hills, donated by Elaine and other photographers from all corners of the world, the nonprofit Foundation seeks funding to cover printing, framing, and shipping expenses so that the cost to hospitals is minimal or none at all.
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Ashlyn Hanson, Contributing Photographer
Ashlyn Hanson, Amsterdam, Holland (P648)
Many thanks to Ashlyn Hanson, our new Contributing Photographer!
Ashlyn comments, “Hi! My name is Ashlyn Hanson, and I discovered Healing Photo Art recently during my time abroad studying in Florence, Italy. I have loved being able to volunteer with this organization, as well as become a contributing photographer. I am happy to be able to contribute to such an amazing cause that provides comfort to patients and puts a smile on people’s faces in hospitals across the world! While volunteering, I have seen how much care, effort, and attention Elaine puts into her work, and this foundation, and I am so excited I get to be a part of something so special. As I continue to study here in Florence, I hope to contribute more time and my photos to Healing Photo Art, as it is a philanthropic cause I greatly admire.”
Averie Schweitzer, Contributing Photographer
Averie Schweitzer, Venice, Italy (P646)
Enjoy this lovely photo of Venice by Averie Schweitzer, our new Contributing Photographer!
Averie comments, “I am a part of Elaine’s internship/volunteer program and I am honored to be able to contribute to such a thoughtful program. Elaine is so welcoming and a wonderful person. She took us around to see the secret gems of Florence and to her beautiful home. This program is so wonderful. I love that my photos that I have taken are going to such a beautiful cause to help those who are in a hard position.”
